High School

The Jefferson Forest Cavaliers traveled to Aldie, VA to compete in the 4A West Region wrestling tournament at John Champe High School. The state qualifying tournament yielded three representatives for the Forest boys at the VA state tournament this coming weekend at the Salem Civic Center.

Jefferson Forest boys basketball took on Heritage for the last regular season game on Thursday, Feb. 11. Heritage defeated JF 52-50.
“We played very well, we just didn’t make enough plays down the stretch for a win,” said Coach Cameron Shepherd.

The Jefferson Forest boys swim team finished first and the girls finished fourth place at the Region 4A swim meet Saturday, Feb. 13. Forest will see 20 swimmers advancing to the State meet.
JF boys finished with a score of 246.5. The second place team, John Champe, scored 200.

The Jefferson Forest boys swim team finished first and the girls finished fourth place at the Region 4A swim meet Saturday, Feb. 13. Forest will see 20 swimmers advancing to the State meet.
JF boys finished with a score of 246.5. The second place team, John Champe, scored 200.

The Staunton River girls basketball team defeated district rival, Rockbridge on Tuesday, Feb. 9. After a strong first half the Lady Golden Eagles hung on for a 53-52 win over Rockbridge.
Staunton River started with a commanding 15-8 lead over Rockbridge. In the second period River increased its lead to 31-14 by the half.

The Staunton River boys basketball team played Lord Botetourt in a make-up game for its last regular season game on Thursday, Feb. 11. River fell 77-70 to LB.
“We played really well. The guys really got after it against a really good team,” said Coach Brandon Harris.

It was Senior night for the boys and girls basketball teams, as both looked to face off against E.C. Glass for a rematch and the final game of the regular season.
E.C. Glass closed the gap in the third period as the Liberty girls basketball team struggled to get shots to fall. Liberty defeated Glass 45-38 on Friday, Feb. 12.

The Jefferson Forest girls basketball team almost lost their final regular season game in the third period. The Lady Cavaliers rallied in the fourth and secured a 53-44 victory over Heritage last Thursday, Feb. 11.

Three Staunton River girls soccer players signed with their respective college on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Savannah Cowan, left, signed a non-binding contract with Division III Bridgewater College. Emily Hillman, middle, signed with Virginia Commonwealth University. Lizzie Boone, right, signed with Division II King University. This will be Boone’s first year playing as a Golden Eagle. Last year Boone was 3A-all state with the Lady Minutemen.

Two Rivers collided on the Golden Eagles courts Friday, Feb. 5 as SR girls basketball hosted James River in a non-district match up.
Staunton River took control of the game and defeated the visiting team 68-32.
The Lady Golden Eagles flexed hard in the first and took a 17-8 lead in the first. Determined to get ahead early SR scored another 17 points in the second and increased its lead to 34-13 by the half.